Charles' Affordable Housing: GBP 1500 per week
Lux
For nearly 700 years the inhabitants of the Isles of Scilly, the
idyllic collection of islands 28 miles south-west of Land's End, have
pledged allegiance to king and country. This weekend, however, many of
the 2,000 islanders are in a state of rebellion against the Prince of
Wales because they are "appalled and disgusted" by the actions of the
Duchy of Cornwall, his landed estate.
Scillonians, as the islanders like to be known, say that over the past
year the needs of local people have repeatedly been put second so that
the Duchy can add further profits to the £13 million a year that it
provides in revenues to Prince Charles.
The latest and most pressing cause of anger is the decision by the
Duchy to enter the holiday-home business on the islands for the first
time. It has renovated a granite two-bedroom home that has
traditionally been used by local teachers on St Mary's, the largest
island. Following the facelift, the Duchy has put the cottage up for
rent as a holiday home for as much as £1,500 a week.
Furthermore, the Duchy - apparently under the personal recommendation
of Prince Charles - employed Annabel Elliot, the Duchess of Cornwall's
sister and an interior designer, to give the cottage an extensive
makeover.
The results are stunning, and the Guard House, perched on the cliff
above the island's capital, Hugh Town, is advertised for rent on the
Duchy's website. The property was visited by Prince Charles and the
Duchess during an official visit shortly after their wedding in May.
The islanders, however, are furious. Mike Brown, the chairman of the
100-member Duchy Tenants' Association, said that he was dismayed when
he learnt that local people were going to be deprived of the chance of
living at the Guard House. With many islanders earning less than
£10,000 a year, it is hard for them to pay more than £100 a week in
rent.
Mr Brown, 45, who was born on the island and is the tenant of a 40-acre
bulb farm owned by the Duchy, said: "I was appalled and disgusted when
I learnt what the Duchy was doing. This is an inappropriate direction
for the Duchy to go and it sets a dangerous precedent when we have a
tremendous shortage of housing on the island."
For centuries, the Duchy owned all the land and properties on the Isles
of Scilly but in recent times ownership has become more complex. Tresco
is leased to the Dorrien Smith family, who run it commercially as an
up--market tourist island.
Many homes on St Mary's have been sold off, so the Duchy now owns 330 -
just under 30 per cent - of the 1,150 residential properties on the
islands.
The Duchy continues, however, to own all the land on the other
inhabited islands of St Martin's, St Agnes and Bryher, where there is
also ill-feeling against Prince Charles.
On Bryher, which has just 77 residents, islanders are angry that a
property - the Little House - has been earmarked as the Duchy's second
holiday home on the Isles of Scilly.
The two-bedroom cottage is undergoing renovation after its latest
tenants - a family of four - were told they could not renew their
lease. Now it is expected to fetch more than £1,000 a week as a
holiday home.
Gren Pender, 27, who was born and brought up on Bryher, was hoping to
be able to rent the cottage as his first home. In October Mr Pender, a
handyman, is marrying Katie Hargreaves, 23, a hotel receptionist.
"I am very angry about this - the Prince of Wales has got his
priorities wrong," Mr Pender said last week.
"I would not have been so disappointed if it had gone to a Scillonian
but for it to go as a holiday let is not on." The couple are now
planning to "emigrate" to the Isle of Wight after their wedding.
On St Agnes, which has 89 residents, there is still ill-feeling after
the Duchy advertised a property on the island - and two on neighbouring
islands - in Country Life magazine last year on 10-year leases.
Islanders say that the properties were costing up to £15,000 a year -
far beyond the means of locals.
A spokesman for Clarence House denied yesterday that islanders had
received a raw deal from the Duchy and said that many tenants had
below-market rents.
"In the past two years, four new properties have been created by the
Duchy for the local-only market," she said.
"On the Isles of Scilly as a whole, 25 per cent of properties are used
as holiday lets or second homes yet the Duchy has just two out of more
than 300. That's less than 1 per cent of our properties.
"Furthermore, when the Prince of Wales visited the islands in May he
had discussions with the Cornwall Rural Housing Association about
providing more affordable homes on St Mary's and the other islands."
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pk4...@yepmail.net
wonders if her 'style' resembles that found at Ray Mill House, very
bordelloish !
She owns a used goods shop...THAT qualifies her to 'design'...why do I
think that Fawcett, who has refurbished all of Chas' other projects and
abodes was REALLY behind this revamp ?!?!
Could it be Annabel was just on another of the Wales' honeymoons !?!?
As she and Fawcett were last April ?
Hope the People she hit in her vehicle and then ran off, mended well !!
Coco
25% are used as holiday homes. Are people allowed to buy timeshares I
wonder? Naturally, a certain unscrupulous owner is looking to further
line his pockets. That's some affordable housing huh? I guess the
toilets and bath tubs are made of gold to justify such high rents!
pk4...@yepmail.net
Camzilla has sky-rocketed !
He continues to raise the farmers' rents on the Duchy estate...no
wonder he has increased HIS income, he has sliced into theirs !!
Sacha
1120674673.6...@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "pk4...@yepmail.net"
<pk4...@yepmail.net> wrote:
> The idea thatMrs Elliot is a interior designer is so hilarious one
> wonders if her 'style' resembles that found at Ray Mill House, very
> bordelloish !
Hilarious, eh? For someone who worked part time in a junk shop, you
appear to have a very high opinion of your own judgment of the successful
career of another woman.
http://www.annabelelliotlimited.com/
> She owns a used goods shop...
Used goods shop, eh?
"About Annabel Elliot interior design
& antiques
Annabel Elliot has been in the antique business for 30 years and has dealt
in everything from vintage clothing to serious paintings and furniture. She
started with exhibitions in New York and then for ten years, within a
partnership, opened a large and highly successful shop in Dorset. During the
past two years, she has traded independently, opening a large warehouse and
offices near Salisbury, Wiltshire. The independence allows her the freedom
to work as a decorator for an international clientele. Her taste is relaxed
and not in any way stuffy, dealing in everything from 17th century
tapestries to lucite tables from the 1970sŠ
Others have described her style as relaxed and romantic, as well as eclectic
and cutting edge, hence many of her clients tend to be in their 20ąs and
30ąs. Her strength is that she doesnąt try to impose her own taste, but
works very closely with them, interpreting their ideas in her own inimitable
way. Annabeląs sources are taken from all over the world and she has a
particular love of textiles and colour. With the contacts she has made on
her many travels, both in this country and abroad, she is able to find both
the antique and the retro from a great many sources."
>THAT qualifies her to 'design'...why do I
> think that Fawcett, who has refurbished all of Chas' other projects and
> abodes was REALLY behind this revamp ?!?!
> Could it be Annabel was just on another of the Wales' honeymoons !?!?
> As she and Fawcett were last April ?
> Hope the People she hit in her vehicle and then ran off, mended well !!
>
Nobody was hurt in that minor scrape and despite your continual references
to it, the police found there was no case to bring. You're beginning to run
out of material, Phyllis.
--
Sacha
(remove the weeds for email)
Sacha
1120675968.4...@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "pk4...@yepmail.net"
<pk4...@yepmail.net> wrote:
After all these years as an 'expert' on royalty, how is it that you are
still unaware of how the Duchy is run?
FJae
Sacha wrote:
> On 6/7/05 19:31, in article
> 1120674673.6...@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "pk4...@yepmail.net"
> <pk4...@yepmail.net> wrote:
>
> > The idea thatMrs Elliot is a interior designer is so hilarious one
> > wonders if her 'style' resembles that found at Ray Mill House, very
> > bordelloish !
>
> Hilarious, eh? For someone who worked part time in a junk shop,
no no you work in a nursery..well kind of..oh ok not really but you do
bark orders through your study window to your husband no.3 and the step
son who must harbour the largest mental resentment he can muster as all
you do is sit on your peverbial fat ass
you
> appear to have a very high opinion of your own judgment of the successful
> career of another woman.
> http://www.annabelelliotlimited.com/
>
> > She owns a used goods shop...
>
> Used goods shop, eh?
>
> "About Annabel Elliot interior design
> & antiques
>
> Annabel Elliot has been in the antique business for 30 years and has dealt
> in everything from vintage clothing to serious paintings and furniture. She
> started with exhibitions in New York and then for ten years, within a
> partnership, opened a large and highly successful shop in Dorset. During the
> past two years, she has traded independently, opening a large warehouse and
> offices near Salisbury, Wiltshire. The independence allows her the freedom
> to work as a decorator for an international clientele. Her taste is relaxed
> and not in any way stuffy, dealing in everything from 17th century
> tapestries to lucite tables from the 1970sŠ
>
> Others have described her style as relaxed and romantic, as well as eclectic
> and cutting edge, hence many of her clients tend to be in their 20¹s and
> 30¹s. Her strength is that she doesn¹t try to impose her own taste, but
> works very closely with them, interpreting their ideas in her own inimitable
> way. Annabel¹s sources are taken from all over the world and she has a
Danny
>
>
>Sacha wrote:
>> On 6/7/05 19:31, in article
>> 1120674673.6...@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "pk4...@yepmail.net"
>> <pk4...@yepmail.net> wrote:
>>
>> > The idea thatMrs Elliot is a interior designer is so hilarious one
>> > wonders if her 'style' resembles that found at Ray Mill House, very
>> > bordelloish !
>>
>> Hilarious, eh? For someone who worked part time in a junk shop,
>
>no no you work in a nursery..well kind of..oh ok not really but you do
>bark orders through your study window to your husband no.3 and the step
>son who must harbour the largest mental resentment he can muster as all
>you do is sit on your peverbial fat ass
she no longer makes her own tarts?
>
> you
>> appear to have a very high opinion of your own judgment of the successful
>> career of another woman.
>> http://www.annabelelliotlimited.com/
>>
>> > She owns a used goods shop...
>>
>> Used goods shop, eh?
>>
>> "About Annabel Elliot interior design
>> & antiques
>>
>> Annabel Elliot has been in the antique business for 30 years and has dealt
>> in everything from vintage clothing to serious paintings and furniture. She
>> started with exhibitions in New York and then for ten years, within a
>> partnership, opened a large and highly successful shop in Dorset. During the
>> past two years, she has traded independently, opening a large warehouse and
>> offices near Salisbury, Wiltshire. The independence allows her the freedom
>> to work as a decorator for an international clientele. Her taste is relaxed
>> and not in any way stuffy, dealing in everything from 17th century
>> tapestries to lucite tables from the 1970sŠ
>>
>> Others have described her style as relaxed and romantic, as well as eclectic
>> and cutting edge, hence many of her clients tend to be in their 20ąs and
>> 30ąs. Her strength is that she doesnąt try to impose her own taste, but
>> works very closely with them, interpreting their ideas in her own inimitable
>> way. Annabeląs sources are taken from all over the world and she has a
FJae
Well she eats them before selling them...and she is one!
> >> works very closely with them, interpreting their ideas in her own inimitable
Danny
>
>Well she eats them before selling them...and she is one!
that explains her fat ass.
she really pisses me off - all her rants on here - when i know the
truth about her, lying two faced cow. she has had ample time to
apologize to me for her lies, yet refuses to do so.
she messed with and lied about the wrong person = me.
i notice she never says anything directly to me, she does manage to
get a dig in at me in other posts - she had better watch out, if she
goes too far, I will not hold back this time around.
she is a nasty two faced evil HAG who needs to focus on her and her
own families failings instead of attacking people on here, people she
does not know. amazing what she does to cover up and lie about herself
on here.
(i e-mailed you more of the london pics).
>> >> and cutting edge, hence many of her clients tend to be in their 20ąs and
>> >> 30ąs. Her strength is that she doesnąt try to impose her own taste, but
>> >> works very closely with them, interpreting their ideas in her own inimitable
>> >> way. Annabeląs sources are taken from all over the world and she has a
FJae
Danny wrote:
> On 6 Jul 2005 17:17:21 -0700, "FJae" <f_jo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >Well she eats them before selling them...and she is one!
>
> that explains her fat ass.
>
> she really pisses me off - all her rants on here - when i know the
> truth about her, lying two faced cow. she has had ample time to
> apologize to me for her lies, yet refuses to do so.
>
> she messed with and lied about the wrong person = me.
>
> i notice she never says anything directly to me, she does manage to
> get a dig in at me in other posts - she had better watch out, if she
> goes too far, I will not hold back this time around.
>
> she is a nasty two faced evil HAG who needs to focus on her and her
> own families failings instead of attacking people on here, people she
> does not know. amazing what she does to cover up and lie about herself
> on here.
>
> (i e-mailed you more of the london pics).
Great, the ones of the Brompton hospital visit?
Thanks!
I know she doesn't say anything directly. I was just thinking as i read
your post. How her children coped with an insane mother like that? I
mean if she flew off the handle like she does with people she gets
impatient on here with, what about an innocent child...and i guess
there is NO WAY they could go to the press because apparently that is a
NO NO in her house. Espcially if they are a child with issues and a
Royal is around wanting to shake their hand, maybe the only nice hand
they have recieved in years. I just pray they didn't take her ways
with them into their next relationships and marriages.
> >> >> and cutting edge, hence many of her clients tend to be in their 20¹s and
> >> >> 30¹s. Her strength is that she doesn¹t try to impose her own taste, but
> >> >> works very closely with them, interpreting their ideas in her own inimitable
> >> >> way. Annabel¹s sources are taken from all over the world and she has a
FJae
the pride parade in Toronto, she looked like a you know what!
Danny
it could easily turn a person to drink and/or drugs (hardcore drugs).
>> >> >> and cutting edge, hence many of her clients tend to be in their 20ąs and
>> >> >> 30ąs. Her strength is that she doesnąt try to impose her own taste, but
>> >> >> works very closely with them, interpreting their ideas in her own inimitable
>> >> >> way. Annabeląs sources are taken from all over the world and she has a
Danny
>P/S I swear there was a picture of Sandra in the Toronto newspaper with
>the pride parade in Toronto, she looked like a you know what!
did she look like the drag queen we seen in london at the gay bar? she
had the mosty horrid blond rinse I have ever seen, clothes looked like
cams picked them up from oxfam.
>> > >> >> and cutting edge, hence many of her clients tend to be in their 20ąs and
>> > >> >> 30ąs. Her strength is that she doesnąt try to impose her own taste, but
>> > >> >> works very closely with them, interpreting their ideas in her own inimitable
>> > >> >> way. Annabeląs sources are taken from all over the world and she has a